Final Paper - Research Class

Hi all,

(please be careful and don't get confused with the two posts, this one is for the research class only)


Here are the guidelines for your final paper.

General instructions

The paper is due on October 25th. I will be on the first floor of the CH building from 10:00 to 10:30 am. I will not receive papers at any other time or place. Be there or forget about submitting your paper.
You need to hand in a print version as well as an electronic version. The electronic version must be submitted before handing in the print version.
You should write between 3000 and 6000 max.
You should use APA format (this time please get it right). This is very important.
Write in one column only.
Do not include more sections than the ones requested.
You should address all the suggestions you received in your feedback.
Use a font size 12 and double space your paper.
Use headings and subheadings to facilitate understanding.

Your paper should include:

a. A title.
b. An abstract. This should be between 150 and 200 words and should give a brief account of the context, the objectives of the study, the theories where your study can be framed - ex: extensive reading, parental involvement, anxiety, etc-, the methodology used and the results. Please check abstracts from published articles for modeling yours.
c. Introduction: For this introduction you can use part of the you used for the 'Statement of the problem' that you wrote for the previous paper. However, this time you need  discuss the key concepts of your study (developing critical thinkings, teaching writing/listening/etc., using the L1 and L2, inclusive policies, recasts, etc.) in a way that the relation to the specific context where your study is situated is very clear. Also, please provide a brief mention to the specificities of your study.
c. Literature Review: In this section please include subtitles where you discuss each of the concepts.
d. Methodology
e. Presentation, analysis and discussion of the results
f. Conclusions
g. Pedagogical Implications (if any)
h. References
i. Annexes

I know some of the sections may sound repetitive. Do not panick about it. This is how academic genres function.

As you will notice, the word limit will be a challenge to you. In other words, you will need to make use of your synthesizing skill. My recommendaton is that you use published articles as a model. Go to the below journal websites to find articles to guide yourselves.

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It is possible that you find some differences between this paper's requirements and the guidelines in the journals. Please, remember that every assignemnt has its peculiarities and what you need to focus on is commonalities instead. In short, stick to the guidelines in this entry and use published articles as a guide.

The word limit does not include the annexes.

It is also a requirement to use visual aids like charts, diagrams, tables and the like.


Should you have any questions do not hesitate to ask. I want to be very emphatic about this. Asking questions will help you write a more solid paper and get a better grade.


Good luck!